Falls or accidents are often due to hazards from the stairs and steps that overlook. Making changes in your home style to prevent falls is beneficial both for you and your family members, especially for your children and for elderly people, as well as for guests and visitors to your home.
Here some list to avoid fall from stairs or steps:
• Install lights and switches to the top and bottom of the stairs to ensure all your stairways are well lit.
• Make sure there are no uneven surfaces or cracks. Let the carpenter check and repair is there is something wrong in your stairs.
• Make your stairs to be free of clutter and avoid storing things on your stairs, toys of kids or garment. Before you walk up or down, check the stairs first.
• Add paint color to enhance the visibility of each step.
• Stair carpeting can cause slips or fall. Consider removing carpet or runner mats. Making sure to secure a rubber or cover the stair well fastened.
• Handrails or banisters on both sides of the stairway make sure to well attach that you can get full hand around it.
• Be sure to remove your reading glasses when walking or climbing up or down stairs or adjust your glasses so you can see the stairs clearly. Make sure if you’re carrying something it cannot blocked your vision, and your one hand is free to grasp the handrail.
• Rushing is a major cause of falls and accidents. Step slowly with your hand on the handrail.
Remember, don’t let your small children playing alone near the stairs or to make sure, put something your child cannot go to the steps. Also help elderly people to go down or up in the stairs… or better let elderly stay at the low level or stage that they can make comfortable without using stairs.
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